Bobbi L. Newman
The FCC released it's 2015 Broadband Progress Report in February. I was please to see that the benchmark speeds for broadband were reclassified from 4 Mbps download and 1 Mbps speeds (which were ridiculous) to 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload. This of course changed how broadband availability and adoption is calculate. I put together a visual … Continue reading FCC 2015 Broadband Progress Report Compared to 2012
I had the honor of delivering the keynote at the Lexington County Public Library this week. 10/18/2014 update: I was very impressed with the administration and staff at the library. There were so many great things about this trip but I want to point out two. First, each branch provided a passive programming idea that … Continue reading Keynote, Libraries as a Bridge: The Role of Libraries in Closing the Digital Skills Gap
This is a half thought out mash-up of two things that crossed my path this week. The first was the article in the Wall Street Journal "The Web-Deprived Study at McDonald's". Which covers what many of us already know - the digital divide is real, 33 million American's do not have broadband service at home. … Continue reading Libraries: Good For the Waistline
My personal select top ten from the links I shared on Twitter 10/1/2010 through 10/7/2010. The best of the best and/or the most important stuff I tweeted last week 1. broadband is the great infrastructure challenge of the early 21st century #broadband - a broadband.gov post from Phoebe Yang - Senior Advisor to the Chairman … Continue reading Top Ten Links Week 40 – Broadband, Time Management and Productivity
Jason Griffey and I are having a discussion via our blogs regarding mobile phones and the digital divide to catch up first read my original post Why Mobile Phone Are Not the Key to the Digital Divide then read Jason's response Why mobile phones are one key to the digital divide. This is my response to his post. Jason states: … Continue reading Mobile Phones and the Digital Divide Part 2
Earlier this week I tweeted I whole heartedly, unequivocally disagree with this! Mobile access helps agencies break past digital divide Which linked to this article from, Pew Internet and American life - Mobile access helps agencies break past digital divide | Interview with Aaron Smith. In which Smith says "I think mobile is playing a key … Continue reading Why Mobile Phones Are Not the Key to the Digital Divide
Something new to consider as we consider broadband access as a universal right - mobile phones. NPR looks at a recent report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project on Mobile Access. Does 3G (and soon to be 4G) speed qualify as broadband access? NPR quotes these stats from Pew African-Americans and English-speaking Latinos continue … Continue reading Mobile Phones Are Not The Key to Bridging the Digital Divide
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